Show me a nice old car

[AlwaysOnAuto]

My first impression of a Citroen came at a car show in Westwood CA. There was an SM there and I remember the owner showing how you could change a rear wheel without using a jack. He raised the suspension and then raised just one rear wheel off the ground, all from inside the car. I thought that was pretty cool.

 

[CharlesDAMorgan]

The wheel changing setting was right at the top of the suspension range on an SM, with 5- parked, drive, mildly off road, off road and wheel change. It was exceptionally useful as a height for cleaning the car.

The only problem with the hydraulics I had was the occasional propensity for it to have a leak and to find the car in a pool of green LHM fluid. The nightmare I avoided was no power at all - it is nigh on impossible to move that car if flat to the floor and no drive!

 

[David Hughes]

That and driving through floods. You can guess that by then I had ceased to worry about rust.

I mentioned the 2CV, our other Citroen was the ID 21 or 19; just can't remember which...

The more practical one I still lust after would be the Dyane but my wife wants a Light 15.

Regards, David

 

[besk]

My dream car when I was a teenager! (AC Ace Bristol) Before Carroll Shelby ruined it.

 

[Bill Blackwell]

 

[Bill Blackwell]

 

[Larry Cloetta]

My dream car when I was a teenager! (AC Ace Bristol) Before Carroll Shelby ruined it.

The AC Ace is lovely in its way, but, having driven a 289 Cobra, a real one, I can assure you there was nothing ruined about it. Underwear maybe.
Sunbeam Tiger, also bonkers.

 

[dourbalistar]

^^^ 1949 or 1950 Mercury I think... And yes there is a resemblance to David's car... and I do like those venetian blinds 🙂

Hudson, from the very early 50's

Doug was close, but Darthfeeble got it. 😀 I think it's a third generation Hudson Commodore, but not sure about the model year.

 

[Yokosuka Mike]

Fujifilm X-Pro2 camera
Fujinon XF 50mm f2 R WR lens
Yokohama, Japan - December 2019

All the best,
Mike

 

[Doug]

Inexpensive yet stylish and fun! Austin-Healey Sprite...

 

[Yokosuka Mike]

Inexpensive yet stylish and fun! Austin-Healey Sprite...

Doug, I wouldn't have known what it was if I hadn't seen it on the TV show Wheeler Dealers "The Frog Eyed Sprite".

All the best,
Mike

 

[Doug]

This is an early one. I don't think this version was also sold under the MG Midget name but the later restyled one was. A bit difficult to tell them apart, so both were often called "Spridget".

 

[besk]

This is an early one. I don't think this version was also sold under the MG Midget name but the later restyled one was. A bit difficult to tell them apart, so both were often called "Spridget".

We called it the bug-eyed Sprite where I lived.

 

[Abbazz]

Red toy



Cheers!

Abbazz

 

[Yokosuka Mike]

^Abbazz, the Red Toy is stunning! Is it your car?

Fujifilm X-Pro2 camera
Fujinon XF 50mm f2 lens
Yokohama, Japan - December 2019

A real Mini

All the best,
Mike

 

[Abbazz]

^Abbazz, the Red Toy is stunning! Is it your car?

No, it's my neighbour's. I have an addiction problem with collecting cameras but I often find comfort in thinking that this little hobby of mine could have been much more costly if I were to collect classic cars instead...

Cheers!

Abbazz

 

[Yokosuka Mike]

Fujifilm X-Pro2 camera
Fujinon XF 50mm f2 lens
Yokohama, Japan - December 2019

A nice old car

A not so nice old car

All the best,
Mike

 

[CharlesDAMorgan]

That's a gorgeous early GT-R!

That VW is most un-Japanese!

 

[Larry Cloetta]

That's a gorgeous early GT-R!

That VW is most un-Japanese!

Yokahama seems to have an inordinate share of interesting cars. I’ve never even seen an early GT-R before.

 

[markjwyatt]

Ihagee Ultrix 3860 (1938+/-1); Carl Zeiss Jena 105mm f4.5 Tessar; Tri-X


Jeep by Mark Wyatt, on Flickr